James Bond

James Bond is the longest-running film series in popular cinema, and the only one that has survived by openly reinventing its lead every decade or so. From Sean Connery's cold swagger through Roger Moore's raised eyebrow to Daniel Craig's bruised, mortal reboot, 007 is less a fixed character than a recurring license, renegotiated for each era's appetites.

The films are the franchise's gravity well, but the brand has pushed hard into games, where titles like GoldenEye 007 and the Everything or Nothing era let players finally pull the trigger themselves. What keeps it coherent is the formula: the gadgets, the villains' lairs, the title songs, and the certainty that whatever the world throws at it, the tuxedo stays pressed. Bond endures because it treats its own ritual as a feature, not a limit.

The James Bond franchise spans 1 books, 11 games, 30 films in the CrossBinge catalog.